tulip poplars

**A* Z* <a*@earthlink.net>**

GWL: We have two aged tulip poplars (really magnolias) on our property  
and
they do not shed in August, the leaves do not turn brown, they live to  
be
300 to 400 years and are a valued timber tree. Perhaps yours are an  
inferior
cultivar? Peter

Peter: Liriodendron tulipifera is indeed in the Magnoliaceae, it is  
indeed a valued timber tree with an unusual hue to the wood, and it  
can be long-lived, but that doesn't change any of the facts stated  
here.  The trees on my property (I did not plant them) and my clients'  
properties (I did not plant those, either) and our forest trees are  
the native species.  As a general purpose landscape tree, it is  
riddled with problems and to be avoided.

Amy Ziffer
dba A Shady Lady Garden Design
128 Green Pond Rd.
Sherman, CT  06784
Home office: (860) 350-3565
Cell: (860) 248-0559
amyziffer@earthlink.net
www.amyziffer.com

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